三国

三國

Sānguó

proper noun #66,320

Meanings

1 Three Kingdoms period (220-280 AD)
2 era of Wei, Shu and Wu following the fall of the Han

Characters

kingdom / state

Examples

HSK 3

他特别喜欢看三国的电视剧。

Tā tèbié xǐhuān kàn Sānguó de diànshìjù.

He especially likes watching Three Kingdoms TV dramas.

HSK 6

三国是中国历史上非常有名的时期。

Sānguó shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng fēicháng yǒumíng de shíqī.

The Three Kingdoms is a very famous period in Chinese history.

Tips

culture

The period itself was short and bloody, but Luo Guanzhong's 14th-century novel 《三国演义》 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) turned Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu into household names still cited in business strategy and video games today.

In Pop Culture

三国演义 Sānguó yǎnyì

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

one of the Four Great Classical Novels; basis for the Koei Dynasty Warriors games and countless films

Stroke Order

三 sān

国 guó